Felix Doubront, Brandon Workman give Red Sox a chance

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Miguel Cabrera took Brandon Workman deep in the seventh inning, but Jacoby Ellsbury chased it down.

By Anthony Gulizia
Globe Correspondent
October 14, 2013

When Clay Buchholz was injured for a large part of the regular season, it was lefty Felix Doubront who plugged the Red Sox rotation with a slew of steady outings, going 6-3 with a 3.90 ERA in 15 starts.

As the Red Sox looked to erase a four-run deficit in Game 2 of the ALCS, Doubront was dependable, yet again, albeit in a different manner.

While Doubront tackled the middle of Detroit’s lineup, Brandon Workman provided the immediate relief for Buchholz, who surrendered four runs in the sixth inning as the Tigers took a commanding 5-0 lead.

Buchholz exited after allowing a two-out single to Omar Infante. After Workman walked No. 9 hitter Don Kelly, he got Austin Jackson to ground out to third to end the inning.